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Gerald Ford

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Gerald Rudolph Ford was the 38th President of the United States, serving from August 9, 1974, to January 20, 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford was born in Michigan and previously served as the U.S. House of Representatives member from 1949 to 1973. He also held the position of House Minority Leader from 1965 until he became President. Ford is particularly known for his efforts to heal the nation following the Watergate scandal and for his controversial decision to pardon former President Richard Nixon.

Quotes by year · 1974–20064,312 total · peak 1976 (2421)
1974: 882 quotes1975: 798 quotes1976: 2,421 quotes1977: 70 quotes1995: 8 quotes1996: 56 quotes1997: 26 quotes1998: 26 quotes1999: 2 quotes2000: 4 quotes2001: 1 quote2002: 3 quotes2003: 9 quotes2004: 2 quotes2006: 4 quotes
May 24, 1976

There's absolutely no reason whatsoever for you to trade in a reliable Ford for a flashier model.

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May 24, 1976

I will secure the peace through strength and perseverance and leave the legacy of peace for our children and their children.

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May 23, 1976

We rejected the discredited techniques of all politics--tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.

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May 23, 1976

I proposed and the Congress accepted a major tax cut for individuals and tax incentives for business expansion and job production.

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May 23, 1976

We trust that Japan's example will encourage yet broader adherence to the treaty and its objectives.

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May 23, 1976

I want the American people to keep more of the money that they have worked so hard to earn.

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May 23, 1976

I recommended some action that would preserve the financial integrity of the Social Security Trust Fund.

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May 23, 1976

I will promise no more than I can deliver, and I will deliver everything that I promise.

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May 23, 1976

The tuna industry will be ended, will be destroyed, if the full impact of Judge Richey's decision is carried out.

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May 23, 1976

This action is a singularly important event in the life of the treaty.

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May 23, 1976

I believe those delegates believe in the programs that I have had for this country.

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May 23, 1976

Ratification of the treaty will clearly add to the treaty's vitality and effectiveness and to the extension of the international safeguards regime.

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May 23, 1976

I have had long sympathy for and admiration for the tuna industry and all the people involved in it.

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May 23, 1976

I want your help. I want your support so that we can continue the kind of programs of peace, prosperity, and trust for the next 4 years.

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May 23, 1976

I urge you in 1976, don't trade in your reliable Ford for a flashier model.

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May 23, 1976

I welcome the Japanese Diet's approval for ratification of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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May 23, 1976

I am totally determined that your tax dollars work for you as hard as you work for them.

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